Robot dog Boston Dynamics wanders around the office, and the humanoid Atlas went on a run (video)

By: bogdan-chub | May 11, 2018 09:49

Recently, engineers from Boston Dynamics have taught the SpotMini robot to open doors, and now a four-legged small man is learning to navigate at the company's headquarters. Another video shows the run of the humanoid robot Atlas.

Recently, engineers from Boston Dynamics have taught the SpotMini robot to open doors, and now a four-legged small man is learning to navigate at the company's headquarters. With the help of cameras installed in front, back and sides, it creates a map of the room and recognizes obstacles in its path. The system is autonomous, and in the published clip the robot-dog moves six minutes through the office without any operator commands:

This Boston Dynamics showed little, and the team published another video with a run of the humanoid robot Atlas. At the end of the video, he stops to jump over the tree trunk lying on the ground. Actually, with jumps in the humanoid, everything is fine.